Where does “τέλι” come from?

τέλι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish تل, from Arabic تَلّ, from Proto-Semitic tall-, from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- — hill.

τέλι (Greek): thin wire; metallic cord; string

Definitions

  1. thin wire; metallic cord; string

Ancestry of “τέλι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتلfiber; hair; thread
2Arabicتَلّhillock; hill, elevation
3Proto-Semitictall-hill
4Proto-AfroasiatictVl-hill
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- →Every word from Proto-Semitic tall- →Every word from Arabic تَلّ →